Mark Tyler: I'm homing in on a shock

I started at Norwich when I was nine and was there until I was 15 so it’s great finally to go back.

Mark Tyler

The veteran knows he is likely to be busy as Premier League Norwich are four tiers above the Hatters.

But Tyler is relishing every minute against his home-town club, where he began his career as a schoolboy.

The former Peterborough shot-stopper, 35, said: “I have never played at Carrow Road before. I was a sub there when I was on loan at Hull but I never got on.

“I started at Norwich when I was nine and was there until I was 15 so it’s great finally to go back.

“It was a good experience, I went on a lot of tours and it guided me into being a professional footballer. Bryan Gunn was the keeper at the time and I used to go and watch him from behind the goal with my mum and dad.”

The Tyler family will be too, including his two brothers. And despite not being pros, they HAVE played there before.

He added: “They beat me to it. My younger brother Barry went there with his school and my older brother Michael played there for Cambridge United’s youth team.”

The Tyler family may be Norwich fans but on this occasion they will be cheering on the opposition.

Tyler said: “They will be in the Luton end shouting at me. I didn’t have to persuade them too much.

“A lot of school friends will be there as well so it will be a good day out for them.” Conference promotion hopefuls Luton beat Wolves 1-0 at home in the third round to set up this clash.

And Tyler was confident Paul Buckle’s boys could put on another impressive show.

He said: “We will do the same as we did against Wolves; we will have our game-plan and hopefully by quarter to five it will have worked.

“It’s nice not to be favourites – in our league there is always pressure on us to go out and win convincingly.”

Tyler tipped striker Andre Gray, who is being tracked by Millwall, to enhance his growing reputation.

He said: “Andre is on fire. He’s just signed a new contract and there are a lot of clubs looking at him so it’s a great showcase for him to show what he can do.”